Section 36-33-1 - "Marriage and family therapy" defined. - South Dakota Statutes

36-33-1. "Marriage and family therapy" defined. The practice of marriage and family therapy is the rendering of professional marriage and family therapy services to individuals, family groups, and marital pairs, singly or in groups, whether the services are offered directly to the general public or through organizations, either public or private, for a fee, monetary or otherwise. Marriage and family therapy includes the diagnosis and treatment, through application of systemic theory and technique, of nervous and mental disorders, whether cognitive, affective, or behavioral, within the context of marriage and family systems.

Source: SL 1995, ch 227, § 1.